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Topic: Bacteria and antibiotics (Read 2495 times)

Hello! I have a few questions about an experiment I would like to do. I want to see how a certain bacteria builds resistance to antibiotics. I have never done an experiment by my self ever before, so I am not too clear with where I should begin. I am planning to grow a colony then apply the amount of antibiotics that would barely keep the colony alive. Then, I would wait till the colony regrows, then apply even more antibiotics than before.

These are the problems: Am I, a high school student, allowed to handle antibiotics?What bacteria would be ideal?(no harm to humans and alike)Is it dangerous to create a bacteria that has stronger resistance to a certain antibiotics?

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